eCommerce is one of the few industries that has turned into a behemoth in the last few decades. With new and better technologies coming up, the industry is becoming so mature that online merchants are now talking about providing same-day product deliveries and adopting artificial intelligence and drone technologies to take their retail business to the next level.

Whether you already have an established brand or plan to launch an e-commerce startup over the coming months, it’s important to keep track of all the recent trends in the sector so that you can best compete. The e-commerce industry is set to generate over $490 billion in the U.S. alone by the year 2018.